Man hit in face, robbed in West Bluff parking lot

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Posted Apr. 22, 2014 at 10:00 PM

Posted Apr. 22, 2014 at 10:00 PM

PEORIA — A Peoria man was beaten and robbed outside of a West Bluff liquor store Monday night.

The man was standing in the parking lot of Western Liquors, 712 Western Ave., when two men approached him at 6:22 p.m. The victim told police he was then punched in the face by one of the two men. The other assailant then removed the victim’s wallet and took the victim’s $20.

The victim told police he saw the two men run north into a alley in 1800 block of West Lincoln Avenue.